Bernie’s Redbird Review: How Should We Define Success For The 2025 Cardinals? It’s Complicated.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The front office and ownership of the St. Louis Cardinals are planning a different kind of season in 2025. The prime objective won’t be winning as many games as possible, and doing everything they can to make the postseason. It won’t be about...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: What Does Nolan Arenado Want, Anyway?
As we learned Wednesday night, Nolan Arenado is a no-go to the Astros. Houston, we do not have liftoff. The disapproving third baseman picked up his no-trade clause and metaphorically threw it at Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, who couldn’t...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Cardinals Must Play Nolan Gorman At 3rd Base In 2025. Then Leave Him Alone.
Assuming that the Cardinals complete a trade to find Nolan Arenado a new baseball address, the move will open the third-base position for a dude to be named later. But it’s really more than that. Arenado’s exit will open two infield spots for younger Cardinals. By...
Bernie: Milwaukee’s Trade of Closer Devin Williams Has Nothing To Do With A Potential Trade of Cardinals Closer Ryan Helsley.
The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday traded their excellent closer Devin Williams to the Yankees. This wasn’t surprising because Williams becomes a free agent after the season, and there was no chance for Milwaukee to re-sign him. So the Milwaukee front office wanted to...
Bernie Bits: Pujols Catching Heat As Manager, Molina Doing Well, The Revitalized Blues, MLB Pitching Market + Notes!
BERNIE BITS I’m trying to recover and restore many of the loose-end thoughts that are floating around in my brain. So let’s see if I can reconnect the headwires … 1. Hey, what about the Dominican Winter League? Two Cardinals legends, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina,...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: If The Cardinals Keep Arenado, Can He Make A Comeback Offensively?
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Suppose the Cardinals can’t come up with an agreeable trade that would send third baseman Nolan Arenado to a new baseball home? Even if the Cardinals identify an acceptable trade, that doesn’t mean it will happen. Arenado’s contract has a firm...
Bernie Bits: Notes! On Ryan Helsley, Jim Montgomery, Nolan Arenado, Yadier Molina, And Chaim Bloom.
BERNIE BITS 1. John Mozeliak on Ryan Helsley: speaking to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations spoke about the possibility of trading Helsley, who set a franchise record with 49 saves last season. But first, here is...
Chatting with Randy Karraker and Danny Mac – December 4, 2024
Talking Blues hockey, Mizzou football, and Cardinals baseball today with Randy Karraker. Thoughts on Montgomery's first few games as coach for the Blues. Also, the Tigers football season as a whole and where the program goes from here as well as Cardinals baseball hot...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Making A List. Checking It Twice.
Baseball’s traditional winter meeting gets underway Monday in Dallas. The annual carnival will be crowded and noisy. Your St. Louis Cardinals will do a lot of listening, a lot of talking, exchange many text messages and palaver their way to a trade or two. And if the...
Bernie: Thanksgiving Eve, A Time For Reflection And Gratitude.
A sacred annual tradition in sportswriting – at least for columnists who don’t feel like working and want something easy – is to tap out a “Give Thanks” column that fits the holiday spirit and fills a column space. With that in mind, I’ll join in. But this is...